Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupts, top alert status triggered Subject :Geography In the news- Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky and sending rivers of lava down its side, prompting authorities to raise the alert status to the highest level. Details about the eruption- Located on […]
East coastal ports Subject :Geography Context: Adani’s presence in the East Coast stretches right from Dhamra in Odisha to Katupalli in Chennai with Karaikal port to be added to the list. Concept: The sequence of ports from north to south in th eastern coast are as follows: Dhamra port – Odisha (45 mtpa […]
Maliparbat bauxite mine Subject : Geography Context: The maliparbat villagers clashed with the district administration and Hindalco officials during a public hearing by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) at Kankaramba village on environmental clearances (EC) to the company for mining. The next public hearing that will be presided over by the collector […]
Coastal Red Sand Dunes of AP Subject: Geography Context: Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag to study the impact of climate change as it has seen both the glacial and the warm periods. Content: The coastal red sand dunes is popularly known as ‘Erra Matti […]
Indo-Gangetic Plain drying up? Water storage declined, ‘stream flow’ rose in Ganga, Indus basins last year, says WMO Subject: Geography Context- The WMO released its first State of Global Water Resources 2021 in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. About the report- The […]
Choking lake: Nainital gets some HC relief but finger crossed Subject: Geography About Sukhtal lake- Sukhatal is a freshwater lake having a length of 150m and 10m deep. Surrounded by the dense pine and oak forests. Sukhatal is a major source of water recharge for Nainital lake. Earlier known as Khudaiya tal Renamed […]